Borrell figures EU military aid to Ukraine at 8,000 million, 45% from the United States

The head of EU diplomacy is annoyed by being said to be The United States bears the brunt of arms shipments to Ukraine to deal with Russian aggression, while the Europeans drag their feet.

Josep Borrell has encrypted this Monday in 8,000 million euros EU military aid to kyiv since the outbreak of the war, a figure that represents 45% of the money contributed by the administration of Joe Biden. This figure is the result of adding the 3,100 million from the EU budget and the bilateral contributions of the Member States.

Faced with the news that Washington is putting increasing pressure on kyiv to sit down and negotiate with Russia the terms of the end of the war, Borrell assures that the Europeans will support what the Ukrainians decide.

[La UE entrenará a 15.000 militares ucranianos y desbloquea otros 500 millones para armamento]

“We will continue to support Ukraine until its victorywhich must be understood according to Ukrainian parameters”, said the High Representative after the meeting of the 27 foreign ministers held this Monday in Brussels. “It is the Ukrainians who must define what victory meansBorrell insists.

Ministers have agreed to maintain their strategy of “isolate Russia internationally” and to continue “imposing restrictive measures against the Russian economy.” In addition, the EU will impose more sanctions on the countries that are providing military support to Moscow: Belarus and Iran.

Borrell argues that EU sanctions are weakening the Russian economy and the Kremlin’s ability to renew its military hardware after the “enormous losses” it is having in the war. “Putin is incapable of conquering the Ukraine, Putin is incapable of defeating the Ukrainian army, Putin is retreating,” Borrell said.

The Russian president tries to counteract these failures by destroying Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, in order to plunge the country “into darkness and cold during the winter.” For this reason, the priority now set for the EU is to help kyiv to repair and replace these energy infrastructures, said the head of European diplomacy.